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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yonas Reinholdson assembles an M4 carbine rifle during a weapons assembly and target range event that was part of U.S. Central Command’s Service Member of the Year (SMOY) competition. Reinholdson was announced as Junior SMOY during an awards ceremony April 6. (Photo by Tom Gagnier)

April 10, 2018

CENTCOM Service Member of the Year

MacDill AFB, Fla. — U.S. Central Command headquarters announced their 2018 junior and senior enlisted Service Member of the Year (SMOY) at an awards ceremony, April 6.

U.S. Soldiers from the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, and instructors from the Jordan Armed Forces Noncommissioned Officer Academy receive a sand-table briefing during the JAF NCOA Squad Leader Course, near Amman, Jordan, March 18, 2018. The 648th MET advised JAF NCOA instructors as the Jordanian leaders developed the program of instruction for the course, which is attended by their soldiers and their regional allies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, USARCENT PAO)

March 30, 2018

Jordan implements new NCO training program

AMMAN, Jordan — Soldiers with the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, worked with service members from the Jordan Armed Forces at their Noncommissioned Officer Academy to enhance their Squad Leader Course training, March 18-22, 2018.

An Afghan Air Force UH-60 February 18, 2018, at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. The primary mission of the UH-60 will be troop and cargo transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared J. Duhon)

March 28, 2018

Afghan UH-60 Black Hawks will be mission-ready this summer

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The Afghan Air Force is expected to start flying missions with its new fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks before summer sets in.

Two fighter jets, viewed from an opening in a third aircraft in front of them, fly over brownish terrain.

March 27, 2018

General Highlights Airpower in Fight Against ISIS

WASHINGTON — Coalition airpower support of Iraqi forces has been successful in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and it is the coalition’s job to enhance capabilities within the Iraqi aviation enterprise, an Operation Inherent Resolve official said.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan participate in a meeting.

March 22, 2018

Nicholson says situation in Afghanistan has fundamentally changed

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The South Asia Strategy fundamentally changed the situation in Afghanistan, and the Resolute Support mission commander believes it may provide the key for reconciliation and peace in the country.

German Army Col. Christoph Böcker, Senior Advisor at Maimanah, speaks to German Army soldiers at the Afghan National Army base in Maimanah, Faryab province. The German-led Train, Advise, Assist Command-North advising teams are in Maimanah to ensure better coordination of operations against insurgents and terrorists who spark instability in the region. (Courtesy photo)

March 21, 2018

Enhanced capabilities support Afghan Army in Maimanah

MAIMANAH, Afghanistan — The fight against terror and the enemies of Afghanistan in the North got a boost this week as international military advisers joined soldiers with the Afghan National Army 209th Corps, 1st Brigade, in Maimanah, Faryab province.

Gunner mans his post at the open door of a helicopter in flight.

March 19, 2018

DoD spokesman urges focus on humanitarian issues, defeating ISIS in Syria

WASHINGTON — As the Syrian Democratic Forces continue to develop their defensive positions against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the middle Euphrates River valley, it’s important to stay focused on the key objectives, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with leadership of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan an the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing after arriving at Bagram Air Field, March 19, 2018. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro

March 19, 2018

Dunford arrives in Afghanistan to assess campaign plan

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Afghanistan to assess the campaign plan now that all personnel are in place and the South Asia strategy is in full swing.

Col. John Maykish, 609th Air Operations Center commander, holds a brainstorming session on the future of the Combined Air Operations Center, during the second annual innovation summit, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 8, 2018. The innovation summit brought military and academic minds together to brainstorm warfighting challenges and assess progress made in collaboration between the Defense Innovation experimental Unit and the Combined Air Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)

March 15, 2018

AFCENT innovation summit: 'We’re here to win wars'

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — U.S. Air Forces Central Command hosted its second annual innovation summit, March 8-9, bringing military and academic minds together to brainstorm warfighting challenges and assess progress made in collaboration between the Defense Innovation Experimental Unit and the Combined Air Operations Center.

An aircraft refuels another midair.

March 13, 2018

Defeat of ISIS ‘within our grasp,’ Centcom commander says

WASHINGTON — The United States and its partners have made significant progress in Iraq and Syria, but investments are needed to ensure the gains endure, the commander of U.S. Central Command said.